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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Everything That Rises Must Converge.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has it been since Motes drove a car before purchasing his new car in Taulkinham?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Motes has never driven a car.

2. Who claims that Rayber's ears are "deaf to the Holy word"?
(a) Mason.
(b) Lucette.
(c) Francis.
(d) Bishop.

3. What happened to Rufus' mother, which left him without parents?
(a) She was committed to a mental institution.
(b) She went to prison.
(c) She moved to Mexico.
(d) She died.

4. What is the name of Motes' landlady at the end of the story?
(a) Mrs. Hatchet.
(b) Mrs. Howe.
(c) Mrs. Flood.
(d) Mrs. Gold.

5. How old is Francis when Mason Tarwater dies?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 18.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one word Enoch Emory uses to describe Taulkinham?

2. Which of the following ways is NOT a way that Mary and her grandfather are similar?

3. How long has Mr. Greenleaf worked for Mrs. May in the story "Greenleaf"?

4. What branch of the military did Hazel Motes serve in?

5. What did Motes' grandfather do for a living when he was still alive?

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